Caster structure for tubular legs.



H. ILL.

OASTER STRUCTUBI; FOR TUBULAR LEGS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, 1912 1,125,104. Patented Jan.19,1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO PHOTO-LITHLL, WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

HENRY ILL, 01 NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO UNIVERSAL CAS'IER & FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ILL, a resident of Newark, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caster Structures for Tubular Legs, of which the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings.

The invention relates particularly to that class of caster structures designed for the large and relatively thin tubular legs of bedsteads and other furniture. The invention comprises an improved caster structure for tubular legs combining ornament and utility in such a way that one member of the structure is adapted to mechanically center the leg supporting plate of the caster upon the exterior surface of the leg, but is itself centered and substantially hidden by an outer continuation of ornamental design which extends outward and downward from the leg.

The invention will be readily understood from the following description and the drawings and the features claimed pointed out in the accompanying claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, showing one preferred embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same showing the leg in section; Fig. 3 is a detail view of certain features; Fig. LSlIOWS a slightly different embodiment of certain features of the invention; and Fig. 5 shows yet another embodiment of certain features.

At B is shown the caster wheel, C the jaws. or horn, and D the pintle of the caster, pref erably provided with ball bearings, as at F,

1 as will be well understood, and which con- S pecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 3, 1912. Serial No. 707.554.

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erably closely fits the exterior surface of the leg, and is adapted to thereby center the leg supporting plateJ in respect to the exterior surface of the'leg, the flangeKconstitutmg a collar around the leg. From the upper portion of this collar the sheet metal of the plate is bent outward, forming an outwardly turned leg mount flange L, which, by a gentle curve or other suitable design, is extended downward, as shown, so that it forms an ornamental leg mount surrounding and hiding the mechanical feature of the surrounding collar K, and it may also, to a large extent, cover and conceal the caster jaws. It will be evident that the leg supporting plate with the upturned flange K edge. In Fig. 5, the leg mount flange L., afterrounding over and extending almost directly downward, extends outward and downward in a gentle curve, forming a very large ornamental covering over the caster aws.

As the leg mount extends downward and outward. to a level considerably below the foot of the leg,-it furnishes aprotection for the ball bearings and other parts of the caster against dust and against the likeligetting into the bearings of the casters. I claim the following:

hood of portions of brooms and other bodies l. A caster for tubular legs, provided with I 1 a pintle, jaws and a combined leg supporting and pintle centering plate having a central perforate portion for receiving the pintle, an exterior upturned flange forming a collar for surrounding the leg and an outturned continuation thereof extending down and surrounding the said upturned flange.

2. A caster having a pintle, jaws and a.

sheet-metal member comprising a leg supporting plate, a leg centering flange or bend, and a downturned flange projecting later ally beyond the leg and partially concealing the caster jaws, said member being also llO centered in respect to the caster pintle and said caster having means for holding it to a tubular metallic leg.

3. In a caster, the combination with a pintle and a horn, of a washer through which the pintle passes and which rests upon the horn, said washer being provided with a raised peripheral rib adapted to inclose the end of a furniture leg and with a downwardly extending flange which conceals the upper portion of the horn and its connection with the pintle.

4. In a caster, the combination with a pintle and a horn, of a washer through which the pintle passes freely and which restsv upon the horn, said washer being provided with a groove adapted to receive the end of a furniture leg, with a raised peripheral rib adapted to conceal the end of a furniture leg and with a downwardly extending flange 20 HENRY ILL.

Witnesses J EAN WoLrs, JULIUs RUPPREGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.7 

